Framed

The drawings of Lindley, Grace and Alex made it to Texas and have been framed and hung and if you click here you can see them in situ.

lindley, grace & alex

I was commissioned to do a set of three pastel drawings, again for a Christmas gift, by Jennifer in Texas. Yes that’s Texas USA. I am international!!

Little did I know the stress fun that would be involved in this commission. Trying to organise gmail conferences to discuss images and progress reports and things to be altered was interesting when we both have kids wanting attention. The time difference was an annoyance but also a help. I have no idea how many drafts were made but after a last minute change of photo all three were complete and just in time for the post to the US.

After a few days of obsessive tracking online they arrived and, thank God, did not disappoint and even moved  Jennifer’s husband, the Christmas giftee, to tears.

 

 

kira

Around the same time I was working on the “katie & charlotte” drawing I was commissioned to make an oil painting of Kira. This was slightly more involved as I was required to make a slight alteration to the photo (move a finger to show more eye) and as it was meant for a Christmas present and had to be oil I was pressed for time. Oil paint takes an age to dry. I wont bore you with a discussion on alkyds to speed drying but suffice to say it was a nervous time making sure it was perfect and finished in time to post. Thankfully it was and everyone was more than happy and it is even now getting framed. Phew!

katie & charlotte

This is the first commission I received just after I began work on brushfires the website. It was before Christmas so quite a while ago now.

 

The woman who commissioned me intended it as a gift for her in-laws but ended up keeping it for herself and getting a print made for her other halves folks. Which I find quite funny, I presume they don’t know that though!